Hey all, first post here. Seems like a great forum with a ton of knowledge (and more eye candy than my wallet can handle).
Picked up my first PRS which is a 2010 SC245 25th with 57/08 pickups. I LOVE the way the guitar plays but I'm not terribly enamored with the tone. I also have a '13 Gibson Classic Custom LP with the 57 Classic pickups and I much prefer the tone from that guitar. The PRS seems to be a little dark for my tastes without much clarity. There's plenty of bite, but not as much definition as I'd prefer.
I also don't care for the non-linear response of the volume pots. There doesn't seem to be much response in the lower 75% of the turn, then it ramps quickly over the last 25%. I'm in an original rock band and in one song in particular I do octave hammer-ons with a gradual volume swell over the entire bridge. On my LP I can get a great linear response over the entire part. With the 245 I get nothing, nothing, nothing, then bam, all of my volume at one small turn.
All of this to say, I'm looking for insight on what to do next. I'd prefer not to rip all the guts out to start over. I'm not opposed to installing new pups but would rather avoid pots, caps, etc. as well. I'd rather move on to another guitar and let someone enjoy the 245 the way it was built originally.
My rig is fairly simple. It consists of a Mesa RectOVerb 50 head, Egnater Renegade 65, 2 Avatar cabs (2x12, 4x12) with Celestion K100 drivers, sealed). My pedals are simple with a Soul Food, Way Huge Green Rhino, Xotic EP Booster, SupaPuss delay, Neunaber Shimmer/reverb (mono), and a Lehle A/B switch for sends to the amplifiers.
I'm a rhythm guitarist in my band with no desire to shred. Our music is classic-rock inspired modern rock, meaning there's influence of Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, with plenty of TOOL and Tides of Man thrown in for good measure.
Any thoughts and input are appreciated!
Picked up my first PRS which is a 2010 SC245 25th with 57/08 pickups. I LOVE the way the guitar plays but I'm not terribly enamored with the tone. I also have a '13 Gibson Classic Custom LP with the 57 Classic pickups and I much prefer the tone from that guitar. The PRS seems to be a little dark for my tastes without much clarity. There's plenty of bite, but not as much definition as I'd prefer.
I also don't care for the non-linear response of the volume pots. There doesn't seem to be much response in the lower 75% of the turn, then it ramps quickly over the last 25%. I'm in an original rock band and in one song in particular I do octave hammer-ons with a gradual volume swell over the entire bridge. On my LP I can get a great linear response over the entire part. With the 245 I get nothing, nothing, nothing, then bam, all of my volume at one small turn.
All of this to say, I'm looking for insight on what to do next. I'd prefer not to rip all the guts out to start over. I'm not opposed to installing new pups but would rather avoid pots, caps, etc. as well. I'd rather move on to another guitar and let someone enjoy the 245 the way it was built originally.
My rig is fairly simple. It consists of a Mesa RectOVerb 50 head, Egnater Renegade 65, 2 Avatar cabs (2x12, 4x12) with Celestion K100 drivers, sealed). My pedals are simple with a Soul Food, Way Huge Green Rhino, Xotic EP Booster, SupaPuss delay, Neunaber Shimmer/reverb (mono), and a Lehle A/B switch for sends to the amplifiers.
I'm a rhythm guitarist in my band with no desire to shred. Our music is classic-rock inspired modern rock, meaning there's influence of Led Zepplin, Pink Floyd, with plenty of TOOL and Tides of Man thrown in for good measure.
Any thoughts and input are appreciated!